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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 1-12 Civil violations — City enforcement.">
  <section prefix="§" num="1-12" heading="Civil violations — City enforcement.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Violations subject to penalties.">The following acts are violations of this subtitle for which civil liability may be imposed:<para num="(1)">the offering or performance of frequent or regular services as an auctioneer to any person or organization to evade the provisions of this subtitle;</para>
      <para num="(2)">permitting the use of the licensed auctioneer’s name or his flag by any auctioneer not licensed herein.  The infrequent or irregular use of the name or flag by an auctioneer licensed in another jurisdiction and employed by a person or organization located in or regularly doing business in said jurisdiction is not a violation of this subsection, provided further that the aforegoing exception has reciprocal effect in said jurisdiction;</para>
      <para num="(3)">failing to designate persons as provided in &lt;cite data-path="|2|§1-6"&gt;§ 1-6 of this subtitle&lt;/cite&gt;; and</para>
      <para num="(4)">violations of any other provisions of this subtitle for which no criminal penalties or civil liabilities are specifically imposed.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Penalties; enforcement.">
      <para num="(1)">Liability for violations of this section shall not exceed $250 for the 1&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; offense and $500 for 2&lt;sup&gt;nd&lt;/sup&gt; and subsequent offenses.</para>
      <para num="(2)">Enforcement of said liability shall be made on behalf of the City in a court of competent jurisdiction.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="Prior Codifications">City Code, 1976/83, art. 2, §12</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 77-494</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 04-672</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
